Improvement in harness-saddles



E. R. CAHOON.

HARNESS sADDLEs.

No.184,834. f Patented Ndv.-zs,187e.

'Ulvrrnn STATES Ilrrnlv'r Orifice?.

EDWIN R. CAHOON, OFNEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN *HARNESSISADDLES.y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,834, dated November 28, 1876 application iiled October 20, 1876. I i

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. CAIIOON, of Newark, in'l the vcounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulv Improvements in Harness-Saddles, of which Y the following is a full andv accurate description,

reference being hadfto the accompanying drawings, wherein- A Figure l is a perspective View of my saddle;

my combined pad, housing, and flap, taken on' line :c cc. This invention consists, first, in a metallic jockey, flat or straight across its upper part,l

and curved or convex across its end, whereby its appearance is improved, and space is acquired for the entrance of the backband or backband loop-plate; second, in a loop having a plate attached, fitted to extend up under the metallic jockey, and be held in place by the terret and pad-screws, or otherwise; third, in a hook attached to the loop-plate, to engage in a corresponding recess in the flangeplate under the flap, or to the saddle-tree, whereby the'terrets and pad-screws are relieved from the principal part of the strain; fourth, in the independent fastening of said loop-plate to the ange-'plate by a screw, whereby the disengagement of the loop-plate hook is prevented; fifth, in ribs on the under side of the flan ge-plate, and openings through the same, whereby the pad-screw nuts may be inserted or removed without difficulty; sixth, in a flange-plate and stiffener combined, made in two parts; seventh, in a combined pad, housing, and flap, constructed together.

That others may fully understand my imv provements, I will particularly describe them.

A is the metallic jockey, with its surface straight, or nearly so, longitudinally across its upper part, in the vicinity of line y y, and curved upward or convex transversely at its lowerpart on line zz, near the end. This configuration imparts a very finished effect to the jockeymand it also permits a thicker backband to pass under the jockey than if fiat. The

edges of the jockey A have flanges projecting strap J. This second or loose loop C is attached to the plate D, which extends up un der the metallic jockey A, and may be extended sufficiently far to have a hole, d, through which the terret-screw passes, and also inits edge slots e, to straddle the pad-screws, and be thereby securely fastened in place.

It is evident that the loop C may be employed, if preferred, for the attachment of the back or tug strap; and I find it desirable,

therefore, to relieve the terret and pad-screws from the strain and wear incident to this use of the loop C; and to accomplish this I place a lug or hook, b, upon the plate D, and arrange a corresponding recess or shoulder, c, upon the tree or ilange-plate, as the case may be, toengage with said hook, so that the whole or principal part of the strain upon said plate and loop Glwill be sustained by said hook, and not by the terret or pad screws.

In the course of manufacture we make the pad F, with its attachments, separate from the jockey and complete-in itself, so that it may be separately packed and transported; and it is therefore required that the backband loop-plate D should be attached to, and secured in place upon, the pad independent of the jockey. We therefore use a screw, a, which enters a tapped hole in the flange-plate or tree; or it may pass through' said plate and enter a nut below it, if thought to be more desirable. This fastening also -serves to keep the plate D down into position, and its hook b in engagement with its corresponding shoulder or recess c.

Heretofore the pad-screws could only be changed by ripping the pad, so as to release and remove the pad-screw nuts; and to obviate this difficulty I place upon the under side of the ilange-plate M the ribs gg, between which the pad-screw nuts n are confined laterally, and in front of the position of each .of said nuts there is an opening, P, through which the padscrew nuts nvmay be inserted or removed, as desired.

In packing for storage or shipment, it-is desirable that the flanges should be packed with the trees; otherwise in llingolders mistakes are liable to occur; but it is inconvenient to pack the flanges so, with the stitfeners Kin place, and I thereforemake said stiifeners sep arate from the Bange M, and it may then be packed with its flange against the cheek of the tree very conveniently. This also enables me to make the sti'ener K of steel, to be secured to the flange in any proper way, and to be so attached by the purchaser. But to facilitate the operation of uniting the ange and stii'ener, I form the flange with a loop, m, at its lower end, and fit'the end of the 4Stilfener to said loop, and it may be ,conveniently ,se-

cured there by one or more rivets; and itis advantageous to make on said loop a stationary rivet, which will project ,through a hole punched in the stiffener, and. be firmly secured there by a few blows .ofthe hammer.`

The pad F and flap I are sewed together in the usual way; and, to givethe effect and 4appearance of a housing, I insert and `Seizure by the saine stitches a strip ot' leather, H, having its outer edge covered with an ornamental binding. In this way the ornamental `eifect of the housing is secured, with very little trouble or expense.

Having described my invention, Ywhat I i claim as new isi i 1: A metallic jockey, A, constructed with its upper part straight transversely, and its lower part curved or convex, as described, as and for the purpose set forth.

`2. A metallic jockey, A, combined with a plate, D, provided with a loop, C, at one end, and with hole d for terret and slots e e for pad-screws to pass through,'all arranged sub stantially as set forth. e

3. A plate, D, `provided with a loop, (hat one end, and with a stud or hook, b, combined with a flange or tree, provided with a corresponding ,shoulderorrecesa c, for the engage- `men of said hook, substantially for the purpose set forth. 4. A metallic jockey, constructed with a backband loop, B, rigidlyattached to its lower end, substantially as shew, @Olvnbineid with an .under 10.912, C, for the attachment Of s Han guard, asset forth,

,5. The 101?pfpldte `D and flange-plate or tree, combined with a screw, whereby said plate D is secured in place independently of hjoky, and its holding-shoulder and hook are kept in engagement.

p6. The flange-plate M,cou structed with ribs 1 g g and orifices l?, whereby the pad-screwnuts `may be insertedor removed at will.

f1. `The `combination of `thepad I?, housing H, and `iiap I, all united by the same line of stiwhss .as isliavvr1 and feSQrilwd- I i. EDWIN R. GAHOQN.

:Witnesses i lt D. (1b-SMITH R. MQKEAN. 

